The four immediately turned back. A distance of over thirty meters was covered in the blink of an eye.
But the reason those Ice Badger cubs had been placed in the deepest part of the cave was to lure them into wasting time.
So almost the instant Linsey and the others rushed to the entrance—
A massive shadow descended from above. The sunset light on the ground was almost swallowed by shadow before their eyes.
It was the huge boulder atop the cave!
The stone that had originally sheltered and concealed the cave had been pried loose at the entrance, and now it was about to seal the place shut completely! Even though all four of them were Awakened—
With such an enormous boulder before them, there was no way they could escape from underground anytime soon!
"Not a chance!"
At that moment, Alan shouted.
As an apprentice of the War School, his physique had been greatly strengthened during his second skill ascension.
Now, seeing the boulder about to trap them inside the cave—
Alan remembered the promise he had made before setting out. Disregarding his own safety, he pushed off the ground, and his speed instantly surged severalfold.
He turned sideways with his shoulder forward and, with fearless ferocity, slammed straight into the boulder before him.
Bang—! The warrior's shoulder collided with the boulder with a thunderous crash.
This was Alan's full-force charge, one launched without regard for his own safety. With no attempt at self-defense, he crashed into the boulder and was immediately thrown to the ground by the recoil.
The boulder that had been about to seal all four of them inside the cave—
In the final second before it hit the ground, was finally knocked off its original trajectory by that blow.
Boom! The boulder crashed